Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 1255, John Eveleth, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass.
Evleth, John Patience
No. 1255
CONTENTS

5386 -
Massachusetts,
John Eveleth, 3 yrs. Corporal. H.W.
Massachusetts Line,
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of: Massachusetts, at the rate of — 8 — Dollars per month, to commence on the 29 th of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 th of Jan y 1819 and sent to John Hooker Esq r Springfield, Massachusetts.
Arrears to 4th of Sept. 1818: $ 33 .. 59. Semi-ann. all'ce ending 4. Mar 1819 48 .. 00
$ 81 .. 59
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
2 yrs 10 mo.
Continued
Con. May 1, 1822, Gentle Hon S. C. Allen. H Rep

set to J.W. Accts Feb 14, 1851
Massachusetts Patience Erelith Widow of John Erelith
who served in the Revolutionary
war, as a Corporal Recd from 888 mak. line
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 98 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 28 day of Jan 1851
and sent to E. Sibley Barre Mass
Entered on Roll of Pensioners under act March 29, 1848, Page 39 Vol. a
U.S. P.

Found mutilated Dec. 17, 1910. aw J.H.

By Major General Rose commanding the Garrison of West Point and its Dependencies
Corporal John Coakley of the 4 th Mass- -achusetts Regiment, being enlisted for three years, is hereby honorably discharged the service of the United States.
By the G Fort Lillie Adams Camp.
Registered in the books of the Reg t
Charles Selden Adjutant

John Evdeth -
Admitted Service admitted - Judge's certificate is wanting as to cir- cumstances -
I John Hooker within named do hereby certify that from full evidence furnished me I am satisfied that the applicant John Evdeth is in reduced circumstances in life & should in said country be supported I John Hooker Springfield July 5. 1919

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
On this 29 th day of April 1818 Before me the subscriber Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Western Circuit in said State & including the County of Hampshire personally appears John Eveleth aged fifty seven years resident in Enfield in the County of Hampshire in the Commonwealth aforesaid who being by me first duly sworn according to Law doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war" That he the said John Eveleth enlisted into the Army of the United States in Jan'y 1781 in the Commonwealth aforesaid & in the Company commanded by Capt. Bannister and was transferred into Capt. Blanchard's Company in the South Berks- shire Regiment (commanded by Col. Henry Jackson) he having enlisted for three years and he served in the revolutionary war as a corporal until Octr. 20. 1783 and that he was in the Army most of the time at West Point in the State of New York where he was discharged by Genl. Knox. That he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services, except the Discharge which he recd. at the close of the war, which is hereunto annexed signed by Genl. Knox, and that he continued in the service from the time of his enlistment till he was discharged, in the Continental establishment.
Sworn to and declared before me the day and year first above mentioned. John Eveleth
I John Hooker Chief Justice - as aforesaid do certify that it appears to my satisfaction that the said John Eveleth did serve as a corporal in the revolutionary war as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy, And I now transmit the proceedings & testimony taken and had before me to the Secretary for the department of War, pursuant to the direction of the aforesaid act of Congress.
John M. Hooker

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampshire ss. I Josiah Dwight Clerk of all the Judicial Courts of said Commonwealth for the County of Hampshire do certify that John Hooker Esq r is Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the Western Circuit, that the within signature is his proper hand writing & that the seal hereunto affixed is the proper seal of the Court
Josiah Dwight
May 20. 1818

John Evelith
Hon. S.C. Allen, H.R.

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
HAMPSHIRE ss.
At the Supreme Judicial Court
At a Special Session of the Circuit Court of Common Pleas, for the Western District, begun and holden at Northampton, within and for the County of Hampshire, on Wednesday, the fifth day of July, and do die in diem to the next for the County of Hampshire day of said next. A. D. 1820: Tuesday 4th day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & twenty one
P ERSONALLY APPEARED, in open Court, being a Court of Record, within and for said County, created such by the Laws of the Commonwealth, John Coolidge aged sixty years, resident in Concord in said County, who, being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, on his oath, declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows: I John Coolidge do hereby declare that I enlisted into the regular service of the United States in the spring of the year 1777 in Capt. Spence's Company in Col. Prisons Regiment, & in Genl. Moxon's Brigade; I served therein for three years as a private soldier; the term for which I enlisted when I was honorably discharged. I also enlisted again into the same service early in the year 1781 into Capt. Banister's Company, Col. Stephens' Regiment & Genl. Patterson's Brigade for three years & continued therein until the close of the Revolutionary War, when I was honorably discharged. I further declare that I have one child only, living with me an unmarried daughter aged twenty five years, that I am a poor & indigent person, that I have a rupture commonly called a 'break', and that I am almost totally blind & unable to labour
And I do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States, on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled, "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war," passed on the 18th day of March, 1818; and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the following schedule by me subscribed. I Herewith annexed
John Coolidge

Sworn to, and declared, on the twenty fifth day of September 1829, before the said Court.
Attest, S. Stoddard Jr. Clerk.
Solomon Stoddard Jr.
I, Solomon Stoddard , Clerk of said Court, do hereby certify, that the foregoing oath, and the schedule which follows it, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule, is seventy nine dollars, and fifty five cents.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, on this twenty fifth day of September 1829.
S. Stoddard Jr. Clerk

Schedule of the estate of John Ewell of Enfield in the County of Hampshire and State of Massachusetts applicant for a pension under the act of Congress of May 8 th 1820. Personal property is as follows
  Two Tables and one handle stand $ 7. 50   One Case Drawers & eight Chains 11. 60   Two Chests one Looking Glass six drawers & forks 2. 92   Three Tumblers, nineteen plates & four Bowls 1. 81   Six Tea Cups & Saucers, one Sugar bowl one mug, six silver Tea Spoons 3. 09   Two beds & bedding Two bedsteads & stands two bed quilts 29. —   Two Iron Pots, two Kettles, one Tea Kettle one Spider 3. 34   Thirteen old Pewter, six frames for Kitchen Chairs 6. 33   Two Candle sticks, one Candle snuffer, one Old Brass Kettle 1. 66   One old Iron Pike Kettle one Sugar Bowl four Wine Glasses . 87   Three Spoons, one Salt Cellar, one Table Cloth two old Whisks 2. 33   One old Sack, one old Side Saddle, one old Chest 5. 50   Two old Tables one Jug one Tea Canister two Iron Handles & Rings $ 75. 95   One old Cat Andirons 2. 84   75   79. 54 
I have no real estate
John Ewell
We the subscribers testify and say that we have viewed the property contained in the above schedule shown to us by John Ewell above named as his property & are of opinion that the sum set against the respective items are their true values
Jairus Howard Rufus Powers
Hampshire ss. March 26 A D 1821 Personally appeared Jairus Howard and Rufus Powers above named and made Oath to the truth of the above statement by them subscribed before me
Benja Harnack Justice of the Peace I certify that Jairus Howard & Rufus Powers above named are disinterested & credible witnesses
Benja Harnack Justice of Peace
Copy att S Stowards Do Clerk

I hereby certify that Thomas Nicholson before whom the annexed Declaration of Patience Eudette was made is an acting Judge of the Court of Common Pleas; and that Lyman Sibley before whom Wash- ington Tufts, Town Clerk of Brookfield appeared and took his oath, is an act- ing Justice of the Peace for the County of Worcester, state of Massachusetts.
Charles Hudson U.C.

"John Everett of Hadley and Patience Bartlett of Brookfield were joined together in Marriage Oct 4th. 1797 by Rev Ephraim Ward."
I hereby Certify that I hold the Office of Town Clerk of Brookfield in the County of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts and that the above is a Copy of record of said Town
Washington Tufts Town Clerk
Worcester Js. December 18th. 1848
Sworn to Before me Lyman Sibley Jus. of Peace.

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 29th July 1848
State of Massachusetts,
County of Worcester ss On this 12 day of December 1848 personally appeared before the subscriber a Judge of the Courts of said State, Patience Eveleth of said County aged eighty four years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed 29th July 1848; That she is the widow of John Eveleth who was a pensioner of the United States, and she further declares that she was married to the said John Eveleth on the 14th day of October 1797 by Rev Ephraim Ward in Brookfield (West Parish), that her name before marriage was Bartlett, a daughter of Nathaniel Bartlett, that her husband the aforesaid John Eveleth died in the year 1826, and that she is now a widow. Subscribed before me at the day and date above mentioned? Patience her Eveleth Mark
Thos. Atkinson Justice of the Court of Common Pleas,
I Certify that the above named Patience Eveleth is a respectable person, that she cannot, from bodily infirmity attend the court, to make her declaration in presence of Lyman Sibley
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Western County of Hampshire ss. Hartford Haws of said County is a respectable person, after being duly sworn according to law deposes and says that he is sixty years of age, that for the last thirty five to forty years he has been personally acquainted with Patience Eveleth, at present an applicant for a pension, as the widow of John Eveleth who was a pensioner of the United States, that this deponent was personally acquainted with the parties for thirty five to forty years, and knows that the said John Eveleth was a pensioner of the United States, and that the present applicant Patience Eveleth is the identical person on the other side.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Hampshire County
ss Benjamin Harwood, whom I certify is a respectable person, after being duly sworn according to law deposes and says that he is eighty two years of age, that when a boy of twelve years of age in 1778 he was personally acquainted with the now Widow Patience Eveleth, Widow of John Eveleth late a pensioner, that the present applicant for a pension, Patience Eveleth, is the identical person and Widow of the late John Eveleth who was a pensioner, that this deponent was personally acquainted with the said John Eveleth, and knew him to have been the a pensioner, and knew him to have been the Husband of the present applicant, Widow Patience Eveleth above named, and that she still remains a widow, that this deponent has known her since 1778 and recollects of her marriage to the said John Eveleth in 1797, that he has always known the parties before, long before their marriage, up to the day of the death of the said John Eveleth and that the said John Eveleth died a pensioner in 1826.
Subscribed and sworn before me This fourteenth day of December 1848
Benjamin Harwood Leban Mancy Justice of the Peace
Widow of the said John Eveleth, the said pensioner, and that she is still a Widow, that this deponent recollects of the death of the said John Eveleth in 1826. Warrenton Mass
Subscribed and sworn before me This 14 th day of December 1848
Leban Mancy Justice of the Peace
I certify that Lebanon Mancy above named is known to me as an acting Justice of the Peace for the County of Hampshire in the State of Massachusetts, and that I am well acquainted with his handwriting and that the above is his genuine signature. Geo. Arh

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8-068. (Old No. 8-649.)
Bureau of Pensions.
Ingr. Collett
Apr. 29. 1815 - 5-7
Enfield Mass
July 81 Enfield Mass
Capt. Banister
Col Hy Jackson
x Corp to Oct. 28. 1783
no Bat
Spg 77 Capt Spring
Col Saxon
Out - 3 Yrs
m. Patience Bartlett
Oct. 4. 1797 Brookfield Mass
A - - 1826 -
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Oct 9 N
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Will you kindly send me the record of Isaac Bassett a pension- er of the Revolution.
He enlisted from Norton Mass. but was I think a resident of Barre Mass when he was drawing his pension. Also, was John Evelett.

a Revolutionary Pension He enlisted at Brook- field, served several years; lived afterward at Hadley, Amherst and Enfield Mass. His widow was Patience Eveland.
Yours very truly John McIlvane College Infirmary Northampton
Sept. 29/09
Mass.

Oct. 19, 1904. His to Mrs. Mae Alvene Northampton Mass
Q. 10
WIDOW, &c.
File No. 1255
Patience Eveleth
Widow
John Eveleth
Col. Rev. War.
Act: July 29, 1848.
Index: — Vol. 4 , Page 220
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Massachusetts Patience Eveleth widow of John Eveleth who served in the Revolutionary war, as a Corporal
Report to a
Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of 88 Dollars
Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 th day of Feb. 49. and sent to Wm. C. Blackmar Wm. of Reps.
Recorded on Roll of Pensioners under act February 2, 1848, Page 57 Vol. 1 9 th July, book d.

No 65
Patience C. Cleave
mo of John
Map
act 29 July 1848
Marries 1757
Institution and 1826
Wm. L. & J. Edwards
Accts. 2 years enrle
1880
from March 1848
Wm E Blackman Horse Mary
James 1848

John E Blackman Three Rivers
April 14th 1848
Dear Sir, I have the honor to
Wm Lloyd Edwards
Cambridge Massachusetts July 17th 1847
Oct 29th July 1848
no of form Palmer Method
No 65
John E Blackman

These may certify whom it may concern that John Dutteth of Enfield in the County of Hampshire, has has a break which is very troublesome and many times very painfull —
Wm Stone
Physician
Enfield June 20 th 1820

Payment to be made at
Boston
by
Franklin Warren Esq.
Agent for paying Pensioners, in the
Agency of
Boston
Mass.
Payable on the 4th September and 4th March
Recorded in the Pension Office on the 7th day of February  1833 1833, Page 57 Vol. 1 , Book D  Th. Runkin , Clerk.

WAR DEPARTMENT.
WIDOW'S PENSION.
29 th July, I certify that in conformity with the act of February 2 nd 1848,
Patience Eveleth, of Massachusetts widow of John Eveleth, who was a Corporal in the revolutionary war, is inscribed on the pension list at the rate of Eighty eight dollars and _____ cents per annum, commencing on the 4 th of March, 1848, and continuing for life, unless she should again marry; in which case the Pension is not payable after the time of such marriage.
Given at the War Office of the United States this 10 th day of February one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine.
W. L. Marcy.
Secretary of War.
Examined and Countersigned
J. S. Root Commissioner of Pensions.

Paid 10
Lyman Sibley Esq Banc Worcester 60 Massachusetts

Oct 29 July 1848
Inc to pgh. de a
$80 per annum
Cony 4 March
1848
L. Sibley Barre Mass

Barre Massachusetts Oct. 31, 1850
To J. L. Edwards Esq. Commissioner of Pensions Dear Sir.
I enclose the Pension Certificate of Patience Earleth of our place and humbly ask for a new one of ninety six dollars per annum - The first application for a Pension was presented by David Joy Esq. of Orisk N.York who recently informed that a small interest was due said Widow and that by sending the Certificate to you and ask for a new one covering the interest would be all that is necessary.
Most Respectfully Yours,
Lyman Sibley
Please to direct to Lyman Sibley, Barre Worcester County Massachusetts. -